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he Omaha Daily Bee HEWS SECTION. Pages 1 to 8. THE' OMAHA DEC. Best h. West VOL. XXXVII NO. 2S6. OMAIIA, SATURDAY MOR.YIXG, MAY It'. . 1P0S-SIXTEEX PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS, f CARE OF RESOURCES! Conference of GoTernors Declare! tit i qo Prompt and EScient Work. ! ;ZT' MOV STATE AND NATIONAL ACTION ' "-j- TT &'4 Resolution Are in General Terms', gg Without Specific Recommendation. ; r to ANOTHER MEETING NEXT TXAE ; Formation of Permanent Organisation to Be Considered Then. W. J. BRYAN MAXES ADDRESS batrmr aheldaa at earaWa Men. fcer at Cam mil tee ta Thaak Prenidrat far Hla Part la Nretlif. WASHINGTON, liar IV The fverr.or cor.renre at e White Hj er.dd ih'fl'r N f r 1 o clock f;iav af'.r an n- thjiat:: eir!n. arirh r;Ited in the I K"f. t-it erf": v.ra; r f-rrr-anerit xrm or m r.datlnna lor k-e.-'latk-n by either rat- ! or natkn. Irrmed-atIr after aflj-virr.mer.t the "t erncra mt aid aff:nted a corr.n-.ittee con un'.rg of Gvemri Wi!'.?n of Ker.t-jckr. Folk of M'w'jrl and gheldon of Nearaka to pr'fare a r-jt:on thar.klna tae preai- oer.t tor Ml lrsitiaTire jn ca.iirj inr wn- i fr?rre ari exrretir. the irffaiure of the ! d-ieates that :t ha be-n of uch a aeful I character. An aareeraent wa also reached at thi meet.ra; wherebr n artave comrnit tee of fire w;?I make arTanfemerta for a ireetira; of fm-miori to te h"!d neat Tr. It arti: then t determined whether there sha'.I be a rrir.anent oriran'XAtion. Qieatlrai far the Fatare. G- ver.ir Swanson said t.iat amor. other ; matfrs that would corre up at the neat , ror.ferrnce would be extradition, atar.dard- ; iation of laws on raamage and divorce. I taxation. riic power and other matters. Tc-iay'a seasV-fi was replete wtta feature riimaxes. Prestdent Roosevelt declared himself emphatscaliy as not caring whether r, fo- she consrrvatioft of resource or the pretention of the rights cf the people be tia- a by t': states or by the federal govvrr.mer.:. so long as action resjlted. William J. Bryan dilvered an addresa In keejiir.g with the purpca of the conven t.on, whkh was most cord'aiiy received Governors of rr.ar.y spates expressed their appreciation of the benefits of the confer ence. The president cordially thanked the governor for their presence and earnest part'clptkn. The following; resolution offered by Wil liam J. Bryan, was adopted by acclama tion: rtesoiven. l r.n inn "ni'irnrr riiwr. It deen regret that ex-Prelent Cleveland . . . . . . - Is prevented by Hrkr.es from ,Palcipt-' ii. t b - ------ Its sincere wih for hi pdy recovery. It was at the preaidenf suggestion that the re-sol ut ion wa adopted by acclama-1 tton. Gove nor Blanchard of Louisiana, chair- rr.an of the committee cn resolution, at , cr.ee asked for and received recognition to ' prrer.t the report of hi. committee. Thl rrp-ort. inicn is an eiemi.i wt:i.env. . embrace recommendations (Jong general , IVOCaVI.. and broad lirte. avoiding specific recom- Bellevue asks Ili.Ovv to assist tc-r.l du mendatk.ns for rational or tat Vegtsla- i sufferer, and commercial bodies mi In lMtk. ! dividual In Omaha are resp-ondir.g w ita The report U prefaced by a reiteration ' contributions. Pa; 4 f that whk-h ha been said tn the confer- j Mayor Dahlrr.an de-clares he will cot get ence regarding the necessity for united ac-jout of g-uhtrrr.alorial ratte for Abbott or ticn which wail result In the preservation anycroe else. Pax of the natural resources of the country, j tt t-..rti commend the action of Presi- i dent Rooaevelt In calling the conference ! ard recommend that future conference i , . ik. ,i..nr be raM.wt fcv the tresi- a .,w-h tin-.. a rord tton .hall war- ra-t ard hi judgment shall an-tr. Vtg. isiation by cor.gre and the state. U u- acsted. not specifically, but along general l.nes to further the end aouxat. It la also suggested that the state individually put the subject into the hand of competent com nsUsaor. s. Aveldiac a Pree4fll. The resolution were received with hearty apr-rova! After they had keen read Gov ernor Bla-.chard staled that It had been t,e purp-rse of t oe committee to prepare reat l'.'.tktr on broad fire of national cope: that it lad purposely avoided making pe c.f c ftcorrrn. rtiaticn ct advocating any i.--n'tnt form of orgacataticn for the - 1 " I coitfcierce. ( At th eoocluaitea of Governor Blanchard . exr-iar-ation of tke declaration of pr-r-cipie. G:-vmr Circa .Rfrsted that tfce gov- ern.r r.o-i In .iifrtence with the prt - d.u: whenever u.--lhird of the govemo.i. re ;u. ifd it. That there, wa nothing in the ' c'.jrumr.i which prevented the gov irn .is frna f .r.T.in aa Independent or iiat irat.ca a the view of Governor Davtd- r: t.-.c -r t.Ti:J r re l i i.id Sta'es an l f r i s l-r iti". of pres lciii of a higi persjftal re- ... . -.1 . .. - . -. c : , i.e d. pr ;-..t ccupant ' cannot al tai k '. e i th. 1- nt " iLs-ugr.ter. Ccteriior I'pIU oi Bis; ticks. r .... .A iti.--..r l.-'Ij . t - o f tu et.ere. .ouii; n a . in that o:.'i.e w.-.o ir.o-ld wi-.t t use i -r prtst.ge as ot l.t re o6tar.d iiciA a catlierir.g of the s. e.-a : to ceite c tJ..-ii, for instance. in:., ai i-i.-g s - . .ii-ter. Now. wu. . all : i.'. bigus-ck' once 12 a a: e s a .. ,1 thing applue i . T " r.- nay : k.uw what tun'i .,:ru.it: in h. band I . .- . . ...i una il. ng to commit i.., -t t:.e maa who may e u tfuor of M.ssoiiri to nme .. h-.rafter a used merely . . . to accirniiUu the will : . - -r t." t. Icterrupted Governor Folk . .j stout 10 cucciuie by asking I- .1 ,f .. th-jtiaht it was not the pro;er 1.. ;.i a gevernors to indicate tuvat r v i.fretii.es sr.ou.d be held. atevnor Is froat Uaippt ro . .1 Goruor FoJt "and knows of :a neai-iialuy. Lues he thins: It r for a guest to indicate to has Taoat ae receive aiaotuuer mniauoi xor t ...if tLa-ghiar.j "1 oaa exporess my oy at coaaus. w- QUaae4 Jltl PaujaJ! . . s-.n of Wis onsm. who p-ok briefly ;o nYMAUITP IUCB DCtICfJirni SPOKANE. Wasiu. May li-A dramatic i , :r.g referred all cf the forestry b.Us pendaig i " r.. en.-,, u,e presi. , kcj.,, by tls Eelbcri aad Urlng ailr i that pomt. It wa mucn ltter. he Mid. t" Ul "MWI 1 - "CAn rCltdAUULA ' and unexpected feature of the Washington ; SPERRY HAS FLFFT ntlMMAN,. before it to a lubcommitte cf f ve con- ' ' S"' " . :s ' i3:r imU aojua'ntance with tha cirU war Tte ha.-w-iii. presen left independent of any i ..."T. a repabiicaa state ronventioa today was tfce j "C ' "M" ZZZT - sistln; of Scott ,Ku.. Lonmer (IlL). I5 "ocs-'t s-u.tair.ed thut eontectloo ,nD, of chlca-. hi. death httnete att- crgan'1-f.-n of gov mors and to have a vIe. J RewaJte. Tn ,-f opt:4,B p3rJt br TOt f Th.. Lower. HI Fla, a. Haugen .la.). Lamb ,Va., and Beall CTex.). a'Ttrx 1 iW !n fT of tie gov- tJ a:ttotion. If he 4 paad away forty- gvr:u-T s cr;ar.aa;:oB independest of the j fren Strike '.t3 "Si" Th convention adopted unan- , lierrusr'i Colors Are Haiaed with tnstnicticns to report back next Men- t!Trr" Kv Tar ago General Graa( might Lava riective I " Lmoualy a resolution instructing the dele- Mal. Track. day. Representative Pollard, who la the i nij. U fifiOTriDCh ItJtl I C DC ft V ', n two 1aon summer to reach Rica- C.verr.cr Fclk of Missouri, in .upponir.g S PENSACOLA. Fla. May 15 -Fifty-seven to Tot. for Secretary Taft. nomtna- ! author cf a fcrctry measure which ha. thJ 0lTAHA DOUIORbWILL SPtAKond. the- i:j,-fi::i..i of Governor Olerun. saM .ticks cf dyn.mitt. each of from one-balf tlS C31e hU Ufor SAN FRANCISCO. May K.-R-ar Ad- -sup-port of Mr. ptr.c-.ot la th Agricultural j yumht.r Proaraa. at Aa.aal Coa.l S"r - ,rr't --" that .he C.S so because cf n. objecica t) to two pound in we glit. were found last Tt f.,'a' , . , nvlral Charles M. Thomas lowered his f up deprtmenx. u cf the cp.r..n L-.at the fcul ' reatloa la 1 iaeola Nest "the two last year of the war. He worked tai-j a .tv at. n w.-.ich m ght hereafter e. gr.t at potnt about a yards from whst j At. R. L Mc" V P- '' P on lh oattles.-.:p Connecticut today ai appomt.g a co.-r.m.iion to exaurtne aad Week. t: wr tRV 0Tiet of aoutherners In f, r: . a 5 r -c-.iei.t. He ex ; r-id the high- ts known as Kg taou trestle, west of the j A. Ea.,mger. Kins. Frank' TVoj-r i com.f.r.der-'.n-cr ief cf the Atlar.tic fett report u;a forestat.oc w.U be all t-at cor.- the northern --teS known as th "Knights cf t.e Gut. S he ttm CUU- summary of the bee tartar. Mar - ms 2 8 9 15 16 22 23 7TZ. l& fSl' 5 6 Z 12 13 tf 19 20 21 I it JO 25 26 2Z 23 29 SO m wiitxs. FOR OMAHA. n.iL. nurrr ..f r vtnviTV t r n 4 w-Trier Saturday. , . ' n'iR vrpsAfK A-hr t cloiilT Satur- i v" - Jt? C?Jl?-JiZAtllTiJ' 001 ! ' m 'u-r, rtirif in ternrerature. TmrT-atura at OH3 jreKenar: rr. . Hour. (' M i fil ..... T3 .. n .. n I Boxzma G-"venwra' conference at the White m . v. .. - ' - ' " I address and offered a resolution r rret-j ting the Hints of Grorer Cleveland. Houae li concluded v . J. rra a;:.v- I President R.-ovelt In a closlrg speecii j ( did rot oxre how the obietta he i advocates were effected, whether hr state or ff.tral rontrr.L Pari 1 ' r-octors n the witness stand say Harrr Thaw is now Insane and would be a menace to the public. P4a tenti?t who cared for the teeth cf Mrs. ! Gunnss say the Jawbone fo'jr. i In the Gunness ruina was that of the woman. par a Heavy earthquake shock was fe'.t at the Waah.icrton bureau. Paa I Armour' are said to be invading Lc-ni'a w ith retail meat store, though the Chi- ca go office denie the report. raff 1 Fedora! district judge in New York sus tains th president in his right to dis charge a soldier. Par 1 Shipp-ers at a meeting- In Chirac ta'x? jateps to prevent railroads raising rates. Paft 1 Senate pa the Vreeiand till after substituting the Aldrich currency nviasure for it- Fag I Admiral ? jerry takes command c-f the Atlantic fleet. Paa 1 Several are dead In a wreck of a Mis souri. Kansas & Pacific paajenger train near Muskogee. Pa 1 cki Vl ...1. juae.urr.a conalder the temperance question. i Pax 1 - t-j.-i .v IT-- ' Acnas wtriavr x . : a. i a;iu t.;r ivici . of the bouse In Arkansas are st.li at , . . i i w. . K t e V 1 m li:-iS::: 3? i . r. - 1 1 " " f. m... 9 p. m... itfrGi point in ariznw. rtf .. i u.,.., f- r,rMr- rn'T"fh An eual miiiiler cf the re pub-, . tn rhn.e titi- rt -re.-:d-n elder" I . . to oiiuKi u(ie naienacLt. nfi a Rain tn southwestern Nebraska doe Imuch good to growing" crops'- Paga 3 Burlington road file statement of prop- erty veluation and earnings. Net earo- nr. l STT. In Nebraska. Several i- . p Leant for Wretarystip cf State Board! ti Asoecu -wc a ; Prc.pc.ed establishment of wool m.riiet in Omaha causes advanoe la price of wool in the east and Omaha enterprise is i commended by westerner. Pag. 3 Fire atarting la th smoke house of the old Omaha Packing company plant at :outh Omaha caused a ioss of 15.. : j Including S.W.M pound, cf meat. Opening of Lane cut-off will redu distance and fare between Omaha and points In the state. Page s COatuwLUCZAX. jVjTD ITSIimiiL. Lite stock Eiarkets. Page IS uraia market. Stock aad honda. TM- LI rafi LB MOTKIOTTf OP OCXAJT SrTlVauwuwXPa. P-l. arrtre. Salie. i vtw tork 1 New i.-sK . Frr-1 eer Grin K e-.r -airai. . La ICTa.se. SSW TORK NEW YORK - PlilMll He... Ojt. bu O.eraaat. - Aratie. . Cr-ra. Lui Mxkaa. st T'-at NEW Y jilK Havre Li v . k rv t. ,iTtv$Tri yAtx . Harrrtcr4 BY WIRELESS. SaMe Island Kasrein Auguate Victoria " miie east of bandy Hock at !) a. no.; will probably dockt at a m. Saturday. city, and Lhe entire quantity u now in per- session of the officers of the navy yard. . . , . ... . . ... , , ..r li 11. 1 e n . . . n -j dj- marines rrom tr.e navy yard. It : te.leved that the per. .as who have been d narrat Jig street cars ' l.a j secreted the up-piy. MAY CHANGE TITLE OF ELDER District ftapertateedeat Aasseoted la Place of Ti ie-Haaared Xaaae hy Methodist. j BALTIMORE. Mi. May li-The report J of ,h committee an revision again the - l .- ui im 01 "presiding -'Jr" ' ,ha' cf "!:Irkt super.ntendent" 1 cause-d s lively debate and wa. reoected icoaay at tie general cor.rerence of the iethOvliiX ruViaccpal ch'uic.V T.. question was left tn such shape that it may come up again at any time. SHERWOOD ATTACKS KEIFER; Dei tto Meaker froas Ohio Hla Oelleasiee la lasalred WASHINGTON. May Ii-General Sher wood idem.) of Ohio today bitterly at tacked his colleague. General Kelfer. trcn.) of the same state, ta repry to a speech by th latter. Ha declared that Mr. Keif era peach had been Inspired br Valouay and charged that twaaty-fivw years ago Kelfer hadl left tl house of reuprtsentatlTca under a ckm. I VREELAND BILL IS RUSHED Senate Substitutes Aldrich Bill for. All After Enacting Clause. HOUSE REPTSES TO CONCUR S Sted ' Daw a ill Measar la Seat ta Ceafereare -Debate- WIU Be Limited. WASHINGTON. Mar 15-tTjrrn--r b:;l wa jtt!tuted f. lanl bill In the na:e todar. T. : vl is lrr:w. jj, t!, aerate and r.ous hu . lnt cor.rerer.ee. The mtnir. en ire part . . l . . . .i . i . i i r m-: r -m ' t m rrp i : - 1 1 i -. j . ..... . l,'r' idrch- AIji1- Hsj "'t' ! Teller. The d.iztch with which the re- trent waa reached i a itr.kir.a; exampie o! what caa b done In the closrr dar of a eiw'.ri of cor,rrs. A rr.et:r.g of the en- ate Jrrr.mit forccin ar irtee on f.r.ar.ce wa held In the nd a de-!!Kn to arr.er.1 the house bi'.l br aut;;t-jtir? the rr.e.ujre p?-d ty the senate several weeki ayo was reached without diffsctJtv. Chairman Aidrtch a a-jthoriei to make the refrt. which he! did a so n aa the bill !-el tr the hcse eierday had been -rr.eied over " i There were some char.r rrjde In the sen ate bill br the committee, however, and !t was r.sarr to have a new prtr.t cf it prei-ared before it c--u".d ce caiie 1 up f-r consideration. Th.ese amendments were cor.rsne-3 to tr.e ei.nvna-.i-n of ma" , . , . ,i. . corrora-e-l in the ordinal AH: X Mil T4 from" the corr-.'.ttee. , Chaaae la Aldrich Bill. Tr.e provisions taken out ere as lows: Tr- ue of br4 of the !-..-j'a --.rr. : rrer.t of r-rto P. -o. r-nts of the v rn- metita of the P' !.;.;ine isian's and hr. 1 ' of i-.e city of Man. .a as see-jr-t for th :s ienc of emercencv circ'.at -n. ! The revfuirvmer.t that natiral br.k:r a-c;a:i.r.s lcate-j outside of the cectril reserve c.t.ea sh.a'.l hold in th- r own va uis f "jr-f fths of the reserves reQ jirei hy iw. either n lawful mo-.ey or secur-.tis r.amei in the blil. but that tw?-thirds cf tr.e , am- in sn.i re ;n ca.-. i The prohtWtion a.rst ratior.si bink loaninir money to or Inrt'nr in the tc of a corpora tior.. the officers cr ir ct rs of which are officers of directors of the bark making the loan or Investment. The committee, also, adde 1 amotions p-r-vlding for a toir.si!Mi"n rt r.ine mernVrs of the house to be arf ir.td by the presid- ir.g officer, to be called the Naticral Monetary cox miss Jon. whose duty It shall be to "ir.quir- into the report to corress what changes are necessary or definable !n the monetary systea of th VniteJ State, or tn the law relating to banking.- . i c-i t:.r OTii.w. .ic liurn.im vi 1 1. - i committee voted to support lfc Alir bill In preference to the Freeiand bill, tnt on the floor of the senate all but four of th)f member cf the minority voted a ,h of af . Vate la the Senate. The democrat that voted for the bill .--ir j.r. tniuri. jcr.RKn. '!".: ina i can voted against the paaee. belr.g ..Meiar. Borah Rixirne Ttr-twne ir.l te-. oura. The final rota was IT to 9. Mr Aldrich raTleJt nn tr. hm r, ri-un. t n m r.it ft... n-.i. rrent agreed upon in committee. T... 1' -.t Ur.e or r-n. ( Several snat--r irqu -red whether t me w . .., , i flwrftii t.i. j.r. .-:r:c r. rejHiea i.-.a: j ' discussion could be Lad when the cor.- .ferenoe report was brought in fcr adop- tion. Ar.y debate at that time, however. will be on the abortion n- r-i-tt.-.n tv. the house members undoubtedly will eon tend strongly for the retention of the pro vision of the Vreeiand measure, creating clearing house d strkts. ar.d through them issuing national pang r.ote on gtiaran teed commercial paper. The aena'e emer. intent to the Vreeiand currency bill was disagreed to ty the house --l the bill aer.t to conference, VROCI.Enn P lO to l-l-t HOrnE Military Aradeaiy and 23 Peasloa BI1U Ar Paaaed. WASHINGTON. May li-The work of i cleaning up in the house preparatory to , aJ ' ' - , for debate the house military academy ap- j 1 :MRC "-utior.. or tr.e city, aettmte ' propr.ation bill and the omnibu. public "ou tik" rlLl eJ bulldirg bill were passed, leaving of . ; X aich will be placed in the .upply bill, only the general d-f cleney bill '. -'k f ir ' purpoae of asaurtng the de Ito be eon-Id-red. ThU protablv will be;'Icr "d PuW:c of l" f. Impaired taken up Monday. i oi:d:ty of the Allegheny National bank, i In addition f3 'private pension bill were i T fjrth' n-.auitam public oir.f:4esoe la put througn. A bitter and secsat.oraj attack of farmer Speaker KWfifw c-f Ohio hy his ex H.aj-ue. General Sherwood, wa a featuie of tu.e day' proceedmga. WAsHHCIOS IX LIXE FOR T.IPT Delesatlaa Iastrweted for Hlaa aa Naaae la Before Coaveatloa. iSp'-kane; Emenca Hammer. Skagtr. ! ."V jS.ZlrT-j! &an i - . - - - -. . - t-eeend 1ist . F. Eatoa. Thumon; A L Miller. Clarke. Third l.iiri-i D. J C. Cauley Kittitas T. IIibt, Spokane; For Prrsiiectial Elect : r A L. Rop er r-r. J M Fish. Stevens. R Ol"cr,e.i. Chehaiis; W. P. Trimble. Kii-g cT r:ee. Pacific. TWO XE.1 DROWX AT 81NBORX Meet Dewth nklle Boatiag. SANBORN. Ia.. May lS.-Wr.ile beating on Lake Milwaukee Lee Richarcls-vn and Amos Hendricks, two well known cituterj of Sanborn, were drowned last eight. Narweajlaa ladeaeadearo Day. pfF-PF. a p. Msy 15 Spuria.) -As the lTth. th Norwegian independence day. will fall on Sunday this year. Vorwegiatu of d.ffermt part cf the state will celetirate different dates. Hon. John L. Furlcks-on. private secretary of Governor Crawford. I ' aoaresa ism sue a meetings on a: Center Ule on the Kth. one at Webster or. the lTth and one at Veblea on the Isth. Texas Meaaaile-awa fas' Tatt. FORT WORTH. Ttx., May li The state repcbiiean cor. ven tion here today adopted resolutioeis ta fsvor of Tart. The delegates were not lnstructe? for Tart, such action, it is declared, was refrained from ta order to permit tha Tex deleajatloa to start a stampede for Roosevelt's r-nunat'mn If the UuaUoa become favorahiw iARM0URS ,NM1NG London j rixr Milllea New Capital to He D ! ti4 ta !lem Co re ri mm Eit. lUMrjPfetropolle. LCNTOX. Mar arl W. &ir- : man. who irr: it the meat market dis- ht in the House of comrr.... hj -.mi- fed Vn Churchill p-rider.t of the I I -ade. of hi trt-t:-n to q u.s- i .er- ie house rrM yCr 'i house regard. re: what trs take to prvr.? the Ar- i -9 frora establishing in this i i store for the purpose pi . meat direct to the crsr.mer -.a ', uerv is based n the s'at.mer.t that ...e Arwun are callirg V of new capital for the purp-e of dotting London and the prov-incs with their own retail iiiob, ir, !: Mirt w v ir.t icu im i , ... -. . v . c ii.n .,. 1 c..re .e, .t e- . ..e,a art. , . . . v - ' vi HAmin r . jt m irii T r rw : r - r :r to effect of this scheme will destrcr the bus'.- 1 nesa of the Er.g !.sh butcher and treat saieerrn. j CHlCAi-3. Mar li Arthur Meeker, a di- i rector of Arrr.c-ur Co.. when shown t:-1ar tr.e d;rrtch from Leordon. denied uw-ja.r oca:;r the report that the Armours were to er.ter the reiail meat busireaa In Er. '.ar.d- "The rep--rt is ahsjrd ar.d '.s without anr fo-jr.dauon whatever.' TTT SOLDIER SHOWS NO REMORSE Maa Wha Killed Tkree af His Coaa radea at Maalla hawa ta Have Plaaar4 ( rlane. MANILA. May li The military author- r in-!t!es will s-jrreniT Beacharn. the Carr.p after 1 Stotershura; tn-rdrer. to the civil at.-.or-livm wv..- m il o:t h m on trial far nvjr- cut mqtiiry s-c i ai i. r ir.nie e i ( mert-tate-a am care: ui.y f.inriM. rrj-icer ihaed r.o remorse ur.::: he hearl the regrjner.tal ban tnir.' tr.e .h ,. private CUrk's funerai. when ha broke down and wept. r CPTIP.M CIJIFT tUtU IIOI. "UICI IN JAPAN It la Believed that awe rondltlea Prevail Thraaahowt El. . i St n I re TOKIO. May 15. The elections to-lay were quiet la T-kio and it is believed tha , same conditions prevaiiel in the prcvtr.cea. ! Th aber.:e c-f ex-i:ernent is unprece- dnted. The offciaJ results w'.U b nccir.ced a week herce. tkintii tne Jieetug nice. ! FAP.I3. May 1. The gr-verarr.-r r.t at 1 ' Washington has proposed Shanghai. . I January I. 1. as the time and place f-:r I the holding of the coming International j ! CT.ferec-r at which the powers are to F.x . .1.- . - v cultivation of opium wttnin tn.eir respec tive territories in order to assist China in ; the s-jrervlsion cf the use cf opuum a--r.or.g lic ! the Chinese people. The(French govern ment has accepted the American propjsi- j tloo. I , , .. .. , FOP.RZ3T. Ont.. May .i.-M:n - - - . . . Smith of , the private banking firm of 1-. H Smith ar Co - aad Smith dc Co aad the liberal candtiate for Tatn-vton In the com'nr rrov.nc'al elee- lions. committed uv-idev yeterday by .wr r'mae'if fir-wrt the .eal - Vr. a..f)--. .. mrf r.ri -.. f';r-. w.r. In IK. Kmt nf hr Vn r-.se f-vr t -.. in (uictda is kcoWTi Dswaaer Esapraa ta Older. FEXING. May li Baron Hayasr.l. t ' member of the diplomatic corp were re- I cetved by the dowager empres m aulier.ee ' l th ummer paiace today. It wa cotked t.-.at the empress had aged zrz:er..ir since ' the last audience cf a year ago. Hayashl ta Leave Pekiag. PEKING, May IS. Baron Hattahi. the Jupanese m.ir.isttr to Ch.ma. will leave here In July for Tokio. He will be succeeded " i by Baron H. Ijurt. at pre.nt counsellor of the Japanese embassy In Lr.lon- BANKS AT FRONT WITH CASH Half 3Ulllioa Dallara Ie posited Allesheay Natlaaal Slaee Bis Uefalewtlaa. PITTSELRG. May li Foliowig a meet- of the Allegheny National bank and rep resentative cf a ifumhr of other large i the institution ar.d t create a greater feei ng of security in the minds of depc-sitors. a olaa of re-orgar.iaation of its Diiuje mert ha also been agreed upon- Eoia of these measure are to be put into imme diate effect. It t pr-tect:y rumored that the bort- age will exceed tl.'.l"H O. but th. cannot -.I-f e.4 f nr -.n-. r-r ::a the embexalemett cf IvlS. . and the flag of Par Admiral Charles S. Sprry was rua up it the main truck. Te usual rear admiral s salute of th.rtcea gun new commander. The change c f c-:.rnrrini wa acoomparied ty no f urtner ctremony than that which attends a charge cf f e.t Cv-mman-der. With the exception cf the armored cruiser South Takota. which sailed yesterday for tr.e southern ccaj-l of Ca.omla on a speed test, the vessels of the Pacific squadron are still in the harbor, the date of their de- panure having been lnder.r.itely p-evstpened. It ts ur.der.toed tr.at they wlj remain here untj f urther order are received. - ' SHIPPERS OPPOSED TO RAISE rtlaat at hirmoo to Take Steps ta Preveat Railroada froa la. rreulag Charge. CHICAGO. May li teelegate frora fifty commercial and hlpptng usociatioc from th west and middle w est rr.el in confer ence tere today to discuss mean cf pre- ver-ting eastern raiiroaj rrora carrying f into effect a proposed Increase ia freight i rate. The conference a a hel l M!.der t..e j auspice of the imnois micu acturers as ecrtation. It ts expected ty tr.e promoters cf the meeting that tt reult will be tl-.a starting of a movement to further pend ing national lg'au:n which will make tt lmirrr'h're or the railroads to increase rate, without the consult of th Interstate LCij.irca ccmu6i&- COMMENT ON CONFERENCE Nebraska Ken All Confident Its Benefits Will Be Par-Reaching. BRINGS THE NATION TOGETHER lalllatea Motraril Which, ta Dew- tii a at Oalr to Beaeflt the Caaatrn hat Be WsrU- wide. 'From a Staff Correpon1etit. WASHINGTON. Mar 15. Spect T'4e-rra.-r. Th c'.oyir.c hours cf the Whfta Hvj ccrferer.ee of errer-nrs tolar was mmTk. hv , I-ftr patriotism ar.d at the save tirr-e a ene cf the reponsih'ht v which tr:e chi"f execu'Ives cf the Ta:s did r."t fail f arprec'.a-. tn th'.r eulociurrs ti the pre:.ier.t. who had conceived and .. ... . , i fCft.'icn narked an r--h ir the history rf the nation the (rtrdn r .rtT of Jin. j P. ve!t. wh;ch was tjrrl ir.t? a White Hit' rrept!cn ty re:n of tve Vai wathr. was one of the most briiiitr.t Four p-is?rer carhes and several fre'jrht fur.ct'or of an evceiirr'v brli'iar.t wi-!tr. cars were denvHirhed. The fo.r achea Governor F'.i.fon was amor ; the spk- cc. cht fira and burned furiously, beirf ers at tiay's c'o.'rjr :-ssion. and it was practi';:y riestrcyed- with a source of pride that amor? the Err.eer Hotchkiss. who was k!"M out forty.f -i-r riwrr" pr-t Nehrafka's r.-r.t. wa ere of the cidt ecptneers on chief eve-jtive st-.l in stature ar I ability tt rd. S-nheimr was in the smoker with the :---adr- His src h w as a re-jme ar.d was tr.rcwtn throufta a window. He r.t mr-.. a v..k.. .-. t rr-'s- i.ir t I su : air.e d crily siurh.t hurts. The freia-ht tv. v"...' -e.en ., i f-'.l. ar.l he We down on the fact t: a: . eer state In trr p'..tn A-t-i k. fAr ..rh.?r riay cnzir.at3 m t tiry of artcti.ture. J. gter.srjr MTt- ill I.iaugurate-l f.th a day. r.-w c ried by rr.ary cf the states of the usi:n. He syvk-e icf the pior.e-rs ir. agriculture i"i Netriska and Its tre-mend ovs growth In the last ten j years. He poirted spcifica'.ir to the ch.ools cf th tate ar.d the percentage c-f its rlilteracy be'.r.g the '. rw-st of ariy of ' the co.-!r-icr.wei:hs. It was a p-:--c.h ; clse!r th-.ugirt out ar.d happily delivered i and it wa received with rounds c-f ap i p'.ause. ! Colonel Pryan a'-jo si.rn.ed tip She work d-r.e ty tiie c-cnf-rer.c ?.-.J the r '"ts ' made were heartily applauded, the pre:- j dent joining eenercusly in appreciation the thought cf the man from Nebraska cf Coi mend Work af Ciferee. Governor Sheldon, paji;r after the nuert.rg ad;c-urrrd cf the f ar-reacr.itg char- , acter of the conference, aaid it wa oc- ' ceived by a great leader ar.l execute 1 up:n an extremely high plane. Ke t-e-l.etei it w-j-ull t-e of un.versal benefit . to t.tr r.aticc. af it ch.ry stailixei stntinuent , :r. favor of the concert atK-n of the natural J r-rso-urct and the touching cf e.Suwi ar.d; rrc-et.r.g of lie exrcuuvts cf the atat- face to face could not help but produce r ltur result loc king to wej. j state policies, as well a national pc-licy 'thai must make for gxxJ. Victor Rcerwater, editor c-f The iee and on of Governor fiaeitlcn't ap-poir.te to the confertnee, sa-.j: ' "Everyone s using tr.e wora epocii- j wormung to fttcn uie cvuurcnoa cause tr.at 1 the way to txpresa the ilea in one word. To in it ch, ,Kl it evidence, a lull the vital importance . I .-"ni: It aCCe I IT-ai (grown realization of !of our natural resc-urces as the foundation of future rationui grea:nesa yet undreamed i ' cf and a deterr.'.ina'.Kn to iimte the state ar d tatior.al govern-nentj in present acti-.-n With a view to ultimate human welfare.! But we caa already ate that the problems : to be ciej.t w.th are no strv.t y muocii. I but international and universal, ar.i I te ' litve this cenference will event ualiy kad I to a world-wide cc -operative mc-venieni ; fcr tl.e censert ation of the world re- - ' sources." LITTLE R.""K. Ark . Stay li Governor il O. Garrett, one cf the confreee. aaidi , Ptr.iall. who last eight Issued an cr-Jer re i "It wa one of the grandest idea ever vckir? the call issu-1 by Acting Governor ! inspired. No other event in the ter-.ory of tha I'r.ned States has done o m uch to cement IM ciion to work logel f.r ihe curr.rr.on w and the rrir.J re- ) grr.J tu.il c-f thi conterence t ..... . .v.. t ... .i. U to send the, f jeaiousit ex- ! government and gov enters home divested c- istutg tetween the federal ! the state. I believe th.: conference ha dcraectrated t-t the preident is ng- the best loved rr.ea in the country ar.d aa lor the ir.f.uer.cea which brought the con i ferecct: aiiout they were cf the highest ' ai.d loftieit k.r.d. W.thi a tetter undi-r-: 5tH..d.n e.f all ttct.o'.s better retults must j ie citamed ar.d I believe we have taken a mighty step forward looking to the con . strt if.c n cf our resources." Nebraska wa largely represented at the rt-rept;oc given ty Mrs. R.srveit in tonor , . , - .. of tr.e gjvrmcr a.-.d dv.ra-e to tr.e V h.te Hot.se cenferrnce. Mrs. Victor Roacwater ' tom.r.g cn from Ealnnv-Te for the recep tion. Mr. and Mr. Rosewater retirrei lo Ealtemore tr.lgh.t after the reception of the Nebraska State ass-xtiatioc in Washington i ta Governor Sheidca. ' FOCrSl TV Bill Referred. The committee cf agriculture th.. mom- gres w .11 do tr IS hillOE. tease of t rls-aled talldrea. Sena';r Burke-tt tia' mtrodu-ei aa 1 amendment to the b.ll proviLr.at for the ' tc.irteer.tr. census, ty ad I r.g a cuse to ' tAi" Ir,t cens.s of ruptured, cr.pp.el anl deformed children, under tr.e age cf Is year. . T-"-- amendment is made following a result j of a s.mar census taken la L-e stitc of j Nebraska. JlxcriJU and New Ycra. Ia , those t.tree state there are icst.t u::ons fir the treatment cf cr.p-ied and deformed i children. Tj txperienc of Nebraska m j tne mst.tutiun tr.ere 1,011 thai ther 1 a j muca larger cumber of uca unionunate I childrea in Nebraska li.aa one would ex- 1 pect to t-nd. The arse ha been found 1 to be true ia olr..r state wiiere cet.s-ae iav been taken, and so It is t!:eved teat if ii.e government can take a censu which will r.ow tie number of crippled ar.d de formed children lr. eaci state that a move ment wi.l rei.it wexa will be of great benefit to such unf .-rtnate little one. Jl.'i J. R. Weheur of Wr.ui-:o, l. C . but ! t omnerly of Lincdr.. has beea epally act:te and mtereste-1 ia tr.e uotemeiii. and ta given muca time and tr.oi.g:.t to t-.e preparatn cf icfcrmatior. to be (utm.tted in utacc t.c-n wita Senator Bur.ctt'i atiict-ictnt Set .icr Lurkett ha aceeptej an invita tion ex tr.d'd to him by Grand Army of the KcpubUo poa'l cf Lincoln to deliver an address on Memorial day. Tas address will probably be delivered ia th AUilliorlum, SEVERAL AREDEAD.N WRECK, Miaaoarl, Kaaaas l Trill Pana. a er raltldea with Frrlaat Near Mikta. Mt-5Ki"V.rri Ok!.. Mr :a-uthbound M ss-'urt Kirui A Texas paser.er tra'n No. S. kicwn as the r.yer. which left ft. I u:s last r-.r t for Tfa rr.t.. coi'.il -d hal-on ore m! .vt of Musk-cee at nxn tiV.ir. with a freiaht train. ?verai car were r4Iy wrecked and cauarht ire. S i or seren persons are reported killed ard several others Injured. The known dud are: KXGINKKit H'TTTUKIg. Faraor.s. Kan., of r.yer. TWO MrEMJOtS. NAMIS l"NKNOWN. PL"t r WBT of Paraons. Kan., eipreas rre.rrer on Tver. JAJirj IaANAHAX of Farsona. Kan., freiftht cor.-Jaotor. The !rjjrei Ircluded two mail clerki and several r-.-r.grs amorr them Smue: r1 .:mer of M-jskore. The nantea erIRli,r Ballataa. Were IV L.retr i)' t crair.aii new. ire man cieras were serio-JFly hurt, but It is believed ! of the pa.st-r.sra was ds.-.errus:y lnjure.1. The paAser.eer train left Kansas City th-.rty rr. nutes late and met tha frelsrr.t train on a hiil two rai.es n-irth of her. train was ia chars of Cor.djctor Day. wko! HEAVY EARTH SHOCK RECORD " " mama Heveal aa Hoar. WASHINGTON. May li-An earth-.uake I that lAste-i an hour an! was of consider- consider- ( able ir.ter.5ity was recc,rJ.-d on the weather bureau seismc.arra;.hs h-re early today. ; Tr.e or. gin. aeccriir.g Vt a statement cf Chief Wili s L- M - re of the bureau. 1 ar proximately ?.? m.:s frm Washlr.gt -While Central Amer.ca cr the parif.c ocean west of Central Amer.ca falls with. a th.s distance. r.K Jf.nite statement to t.tis : effect could b-. male as to the location. ' The Quake began at 3 o'cick this m-tming. seventy-fifth m-rii.an tirr.e. and the strongest nvtkn. which set in at J M. lastevl fur ah--ut ten minutes. The f rst preli.-r-.iriary trerr.crs. which were verj sr.arply defined, occupiel six minutes asl forty seconds. i CREW IS TAKEN CFF VESSEL ;eloaier Wllliata MeGee. Liwber Laden. a. striaei nar nr Sea City. Sea City. j ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.. May IS. An un- ai.o n t.-.ree-niir.M scr.orer. apparently j watrlcggd a: tress. Is lying and flying s'gr.als of d.s- severa.! miles off Sa Isle t.ty. ir,e sea is so roug.1 mat life mv-ts i cannot launch their boat to go to the as- . t . l:.r vij.L-.r-i irmt n-i- r.t-i " "-- lr- -- " " ! fcr New Y-rk. with a Jc.1 of pine boards j rens. ., Mr,:, of distress the crew , - ' 1 - C-.ty life saving station went out in a lifer-tat ar.d hroug t..e crew . I rtve men e e schooner ts pound- ir.g on Tr.wT-ser.d" Ir.t bar and t a tct-ii wreck- ,,,,.,-., UnMitUt run rSUVV lis AnrAnoAb Aetlaa Goverwor and Speaker lloiie at wards- Polats Over Extra eioa. . Hatr.iter. s.td t '-lsy that t ' "I not attend the special e !egtlitc.r session. Mr. Himittr say there will be a sp-ecial oeoree W. D r.aghey, the democratic r-cmmee for governor, to-'ay issued an ap - tJ th lutltr not to convene. Mr. Hantiiter t ar notified Governor Pindar! that tthen j r - " .v. -. - u r . .- ! rm; -it n- win re:urn ana erve as governor through the pjwtr given him by the c r.stttuticn as speaker of tr.e house .,,, . . COURT SUSTAINS PRESIDENT Jada-e Hoagh, la New York. Held He Haa Rlarht ta Dlsrharse Soldier. NEW YORK. May li -The ngt.t cf Prea- ' ,. . oe-n; r. e e . 1 urr.rariy t a.smiss a r.eg-ro s-ldier of the Twenty-fifth ir.fantry for ail-ged participation In the riot at Erwrsv.lie. Tex . w sustained to-day ty Judge Hough in the United State district court. Oscar W. Reld. the o!dier. sued the gov?rrumeEt to recover F.l-l. a w> from the date of hi dimissaJ to the expl I r,lon ct lerm of ''Il- t- L-i.trict LINCOLN. May U ( Special.) The an nual cc-nvectl-.n cf the Nebraska State Medical ai -c'.aiioa will t-e tell in Lincoln Mar 1VE. ' Omaha physician on the prcgrara ar. Harold G.ffiTd. president; F. W. Lake. B. B. rav. Gertr-jle Cuscaden. Frederick R jiix F. E. Covlte-r. C. C. Allison. C. W. 1 P- Uard, R. D. M-s- r, D C. Bryant, W. O. Henrv. H. L. Akin, palmer Ftadlty. Alfred l&chalek. J. E- Summer. E- J. Cpdegraff. F. M. Barnes. R. J. Midgley. J. P. Lord, C A. Hull. R R- HaiLster. A C. Stoke. H. M. M:Clar.ai.an. W. R. Hobba. W. H. Mick. MIWPRCi ART WFARY flP nPI V Fmldeat f Nstioaal Aaooeloilow Says seitkatiteri Operatara Appear to Be Qalbhllag. 1-iVJH CTTT. Mar IS T. 1 Iw1. pr-siint of the Tnlted Mine Workers cf An-.er.ea. who is here, sad to. lay unless the cperatir cosm to nr sgreemer.t at the cc-cver.ti-on of miners tat is to con vene here next Tuesday negotiation Icking to an end. ng of the :nke of the tuuitiieiteru tcl tn.cer will come to an end. "The convention will i.t cos or two days." laid Mr. Lewis. "When it ad journs there will be no m-vre negotiatkjns. There Seem to be no Important differences, and yet we qu.btle over unimportant mat tare. This conditio will c4- it beyond uext week. BG 1 J., Old Omaha Packing Company Plant at South Omaha Burned. DAMAGE ABOUT HALF MILLION Three ilillion Poandi of Meat Goes Up in Smoke. CUDAHT PLANT THREATENED Department H Hard Work to Keep Flames from Spreading. HELP IS SENT PROM OMAHA far toraae Paraoaea sliee BilMlif af the New Plaat. Ft re oritir.atir.c lr. the smcke house 01 the oil fm-.aha Fa kirs; company's plant at Thirty-third and J streets. toJtt Omaha, aoout o'clock last r.ifht causes! a 1 estimated at -.'('V and for a time th.neater.td to sweep the b! CuJahj ;r'-ir.t. i Th fire starte-1 tfor the r.isl.t water ! went cn duty ar.l it hal spread so fai -"-tr"l Wore it was d!a- ve:e-i. By the time the fire d-pai-tment irri ve.l the fire had pained a stronar ' lwir ecd litu hrr p! yl"f ,h J .joining buildings was held. It then com mur-icatcd to the big warehouse and this was s-"cn in rut.-.. The eld plant u ju5-l largely for storage purpose and the I damage will be fjr the most part in tnt des',rcye.l T- stipenr.tena-nt ft the cid p. ant. sail that the smoke tous-j cr.tain-l I .$ pounds and the store h"ue I. 0. ('") pounds of pork, valued at ahout 14 cents a pound. Beside thi the Culahy Packing company had about f .ft-V p-ounds of meat In the warehouse. The beef house, containing a large quan tity cf meat, was also threatened. S.-.ort'.y after the fire started the South Omaha fire departrr.ect called on th C-maha departrrent for help, and Chief Salter sent two hose wagons, a hook and iaider truck ar.d a ftrati fire engine. In charge of Assistant Chief Simpson. to the s-"ene. The department was handi capped by light tvater pressur. The Cudah.y F'acking c....par.y ordered out it the Omaha engine the conditions for fi?h.t.g the fire were greatly Improved. tv. i . rlin m i ronton nt ii-n warehouse and is entirely detrce. , -The company ha already made plans to ' Fer.d to Ki.-.ua City for encugh ice to ' last it temporarily until other arrangc- ect car, be made. i At a late hour the teef house bcloni:- ir.g to tire plant was threatened, but It wa believed the Cu-lahy plar.t would ba saved. i r.e o.a uraa.ia r-acaing company pjanx is not usea at present except ror storav l,Jrlir. t.ir nu:.g arMr.g a. oe.r.g acr. in tae new puii. JHREE TRAINMEN KILLED ii.b rlli.law Retweew " j a-4 Frelaht Near Nuksgee, Oklahama. MUSKOGEE. CV1.. May li Southbound pi(r.ger train No. 3 on the Missouri. Kansas 4 Texas railroad, due to arrive In Muskogee at M:3 this mc-mir.g. and run r.'rg fifty minutes late, collided headon three miles n- rth of Musk -gee at noon to day with a northbour.i freight. Three train men were killed and fifteen passenger in jured. The dradt ENGINEER HOTCHKI83 of Paraon. ( Kan., engineer of the flyer. j BIT' IE WEST. Paraons. Kan.. express freight 1 messenger on Tver. JAME5 LA N A HA N, engineer traic I Two hundred passer ! when the crash came. gers were aboard The train, which ', wa the one running between St. Louts and 1 tl.l J.'II.-. . ... J leit Dl. XOUIS ; last cigr.t at ! ZZ. At Parson. Kan.. It : make conneotion with a section of th j train fr m Kansas City. The wreck was due to Ernneer Lar.ahan of the freight '-n mistaking orders. The two heavy . train came together with terrific Impact and plowed through- each other for six car : ler.s-.hs. Both engine, two express cars 1 nd two freight car ware teleacorxd. Budie West, the express meaecger cm th r.yer. wa cangi.t tn the crash and was Inatar.tly killed, his heart being tora DEATH RECORD. ExBHeeer af the Coldea Cirele. CHICAGO. May li Felix Grundry Stigwr. xpoaer cf tne "Golden circle. who dropped deal her last Monday at his i hom. will be burled today. Scarooly cf the G-Men circle," and becams oa lu chief officer. Charles Jarvla. ESTHERVILLE. Ia.. May l.-Sm) -?har Jarrts. a pioneer resident of Eutfc met toanr.:p. Emmet eouruty, died ml his home tn Sptr.t Laae. He was IT year of age anl came to tnis county fifty-one years 1 T- b"1y " brougct to Esther. I T K' tur.a. in Cak H-l cemetery a ho died year ago. FIRE RECORD. C. A. Hoover Distillery. OSKALOOSA. Ia . May U -The booded V-u cf tr.e C. A. Hoover distillery. j ecntait ir.tng lvt barrels cf wh.fty. w as de- s'rr-yed by f re todsy. Th Hocrtr d -tillery i the only one tn cperauoa ta It-wa. The warehouse will be reballt lm- ! mediately. The los is Csv.'lw; ins ur anew. i..D. Soalh Uakota leeraaaseaC PIERRE, i. V. Ma li - Special. Tha r.retr.en of t:.. ci"y are busy with arrange ments f r tie state tournament to be hell at -his city the last f J.r.e. This is l.-.o first stale tiurr.ammt U be held here s.nc Lvi. and lh f rt lj be hld ir tr.e state ia h.-cri Black H.li companies will ome i:.to Compet;ti'n with th.e frora the east ern part of the state. That sectiosi prom ises to send several companies whs wi.l corns with a determination Is tsks ba.a SOO.S of ths best prised t h car in us Le r I 1 tr.-
